ANN ARBOR—Seven University of Michigan faculty members are among 185 scholars nationwide who recently were named American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) Fellows. Members of the new class of fellows were chosen in recognition of their contributions to such fields as mathematics, medicine, computer science, literary criticism, public affairs and the performing arts.

U-M faculty who were named Fellows are:

•Frederick Cooper, the Charles Gibson Professor of History, chair of the Department of History, and professor of Afroamerican and African studies, “a distinguished Africanist whose work centers on the question of how structural shifts in labor and the demand for labor have shaped the options, practices and realities of African workers.”

•Stephen L. Darwall, the John Dewey Collegiate Professor of Philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy, “an internationally respected moral theorist and historian of ethics whose work has helped to shape both fields over the course of two decades.”

•Sid Gilman, the William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neurology, who studied neurodegenerative diseases with positron emission tomography and “demonstrated generalized cerebral glucose hypermetabolism in Friedreich’s ataxia, focal cerebral hypometabolism in chronic alcoholism, olivopontocerebellar atrophy and multiple system atrophy, and preservation of benzodiazepine receptors in these disorders.”

•Philip D. Gingerich, the Emine Cowles Case Collegiate Professor of Paleontology, director and curator of the Museum of Paleontology, and professor of geological sciences, of biological sciences and of anthropology, “a key figure in Cenozoic vertebrate paleontology and evolutionary biology.”

•Michael A. Marletta, the John Gideon Searle Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and professor of biological chemistry, who “uses molecular and chemical approaches to address complex biological questions” and “has made fundamental discoveries related to the biochemistry and enzymology of nitric oxide.”

•Gilbert S. Omenn, executive vice president for medical affairs, and professor of molecular medicine and genetics, of human genetics, and of public health, for his “scientific and leadership contributions bridging medicine, genetics and public health.” He has “influenced policies on recombinant DNA applications, bioethics, environmental health risk management and cancer prevention clinical trials.”

•Stephen W. Raudenbush, professor of education and senior research scientist, Survey Research Center, “a leading educational methodologist recognized nationally and internationally as the leading scholar in his field,” who “works collaboratively across disciplines.”

American Academy of Arts and SciencesFrederick CooperStephen L. DarwallSid GilmanPhilip D. GingerichMichael A. MarlettaGilbert S. Omenn